•   Livestock breeding BE16FHB01-3002 29.08.2022-23.10.2022  3 credits  (BE20DA-E, ...) +-
    Competence objectives of the study unit
    The student
    - understands and can apply the basics of animal husbandry with emphasis on breeding and heritability
    - has become acquainted with current breeding methods for swine and cattle
    - understands the terms genotype and gene frequency and how they affect breeding results, and can realise the benefit of test pairs
    Prerequisites
    No previous knowledge required
    Content of the study unit
    The basics of genetics and animal breeding, different relationships between genetics and breeding, breeding evaluation and heritability
    Breeding doctrine with different calculation exercises
    Different breeding methods in pig breeding (farm test and bile selection)
    Different breeding methods in cattle breeding (selection of semen bulls and breeding evaluation)
    Different concepts such as genotype and gene frequency and how they affect the breeding result, the practical benefits of test pairings
    Modern genetic technology, such as cloning and gene modification, current legislation and various ethical aspects of modern breeding
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria – satisfactory (1-2)
    Vitsordsskala 0 - 5, minst 50 % av totalpoängen i tentamen med räkneövningar för godkänd / tillfredsställande nivå, inverkan på kursvitsordet 75 %

    Godkända projektuppgifter som bedöms i skalan 0 - 5, inverkan på kursvitsordet 25 %

    Aktivitet och intresse samt aktivt deltagande i räkneövningar påverkar bedömningen och det slutliga kursvitsordet (not translated)
    Further information
    Se kursens plan för förverkligande och kursens moodlesida (not translated)
    Name of lecturer(s)

    Gun Karell

    Learning material

    Nilsson M. 2019 Mjölkkor. Kap 12 Avel
    Forskningsrapporter och annan litteratur (not translated)

    Learning methods

    Föreläsningar, övningsuppgifter ev. studiebesök (not translated)

    Objects, timing and methods of assessment

    Aktivitet, utförda övingsuppgifter och deltagande i eventuella studiebesök (not translated)

    Teaching language

    Swedish

    Timing

    29.08.2022 - 23.10.2022

    Enrollment date range

    15.06.2022 - 28.08.2022

    Group(s)
    • BE20DA-E
    • BE19DA-EK
    Responsible unit

    Faculty of Bioeconomy

    Teachers and responsibilities

    Gun Karell

    Degree Programme(s)

    Degree Programme in bioeconomy

    Campus

    Ekenäs, Raseborgsvägen 9

    Assessment scale

    H-5

    Student's schedule and workload

    3 sp (not translated)